The 11th edition of International Youth Competition in Memory of E. A. Mravinsky (Russia, St. Petersburg) – results

Another edition of International Youth Competition Memory of E.A. Mravinsky, held from November 4 to November 12, 2018, has come to an end with relevant results. Organisators of this exciting and challenging competition were the Government of St. Petersburg represented by the Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg, Administration of Moskovsky District and the School of Art for Children named after E.A. Mravinsky.

The competition was held in two categories: woodwind instruments and brass wind instruments which were played in a 3-round programme, including compositions of various styles – from Baroque to modern music. 144 young musicians from different cities of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, People’s Republic of China, Spain took part in the XI Competition Memory of E.A. Mravinsky

The level of the young musicians was extremely high; there was a competitive struggle for entering each subsequent round for all specialties throughout the whole contest.

The main goal of the contest organisers was to discover talented young musicians and to promote their further advancement to the music stratosphere, challenging them to confront each other on an international stage.

The Jury members of the XI International Competition Memory of E.A. Mravinsky for the woodwind Instruments category were:

Kirill Sokolov – Honoured Artist of Russia, Professor of Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory, Chairman of the jury (Russia);

Wolfgang Wendel – Professor of Karlsruhe’s University of Music and Heidelberg School of Music (Germany);

Nikolay Mozgovenko – People’s Artist of Russia, Professor of Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, Professor of Schnittke Moscow State Institute of Music, soloist of the Russian National Orchestra (Russia);

Jin Jingchun – Professor of Central Conservatory of Music, Head of Brass Wind Instruments Division at College of Music under Beijing Central Conservatory of Music, soloist of Beijing Symphony Orchestra (China);

Algirdas Budrys – Professor, Head of Woodwind Instruments Department at Lithuanian Academy of Music (Lithuania).

Aavo Ots – Professor (trumpet class), Associate professor of Department of Wind Instruments at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (Estonia)

Results Woodwind Instruments category

Group A (up to 16 years old)

1st prize, laureate

Ning Yuening

Oboe

2nd prize, laureate

Wang Yichuan

Oboe

3rd prize, laureate

Jiang Hongyi

Clarinet

4th prize, award winner

Zhang Qiyue

Oboe

5th prize, award winner

Maria Krasilnikova

Flute

Group B (17–21 years old)

1st prize, laureate

Luz Amable Sedeno-Garcia

Clarinet

2nd prize, laureate

Yulia Gorbatkova

Bassoon

3rd prize, laureate

Anna Shabronova

Bassoon

3rd prize, laureate

Anna Zhikulina

Flute

4th prize, award winner

Cheng Jingren

Oboe

Results Brass Wind Instruments category

Group A (up to 16 years old)

1st prize, laureate

Gao Jingya

French horn

2nd prize, laureate

Jin Zhicheng

French horn

3rd prize, laureate

Timofey Kryuchkov

Trumpet

4th prize, award winner

Matvey Plekhanov

Trumpet

5th prize, award winner

Roman Tcherezov

Trumpet

Group B (17–21 years old)

1st prize, laureate

Vsevolod Trukhachev

French horn

2nd prize, laureate

Aleksander Bodosov

Trombone

3rd prize, laureate

Aleksander Rublev

Trombone

3rd prize, laureate

Aleksander Ivanchenko

Trumpet

4th prize, award winner

Laur Keller

Trumpet

Special Prizes

1st Hope prize

Ren Ziming

French horn

2nd Hope prize

Roman Aleksandrov

Oboe

1st Perspective prize

Tang Haoshan

Trumpet

2nd Perspective prize

Lev Zhuravsky

Clarinet

1st Best Accompanist prize

Polina Grigorieva

2nd Best Accompanist prize

Meeli Ots

3rd Best Accompanist prize

Zhou Xing

4th Best Accompanist prize

Aleksandra Polyakova

By decision of the jury, Vsevolod Trukhachev, French horn, Group B (Russia) was awarded with the EMCY prize.

Also this time the International Youth Competition Memory of E.A. Mravinsky has enchanted its spectators (worldwide thanks to the wide mass media coverage) with new young talents in a marvellous frame as St. Petersburg.